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34th Annual ISNA Canada Convention
ISNA Program at a Glance

**** Please note that the program content and speakers are subject to change for reasons beyond our control. ****

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Saturday Program
Sunday Program

Saturday May 24th, 2008  
Saturday 9:00 - 9:15 a.m.

 

Opening Session
Recitation & Welcoming Remarks

Speakers: Dr. I. Ahmad, Dr. Bekkari, Dr. Ashraf, MYNA Rep & MSA Rep.
Moderator: Br. Iman Faris
Saturday 9:15 - 9:45 a.m.
Session 1
Our Youth, Our Future: the Path to Paradise

Speakers: Dr. Munir Elkassem
Moderator: Dr. Mohamed Bekkari
Saturday 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Session 2
Muslim Youth: Institution of Marriage in Islam

Speakers: Imam Hamid Slimi, Dr. Mohamed Rida Beshir
Moderator: Br. Iman Faris
Saturday 11:15 - 12:15 a.m.
Session 3
Challenges of Growing up in the West - Culture Clash

Speakers: Imam Dr. Ziyad Delic, Sh. Faraz Rabbani
Moderator: Br. Zafar Kayani
Saturday 12:15 - 1:45 p.m. Lunch , Salat ul-Dhur 
Saturday 1:45 - 2:45 p.m.
Session 4
Elements of Muslim Identity (for Muslim Youth) 

Speakers: Sh. Moez Masoud, Sh. Zia Ullah Khan
Moderator: Br. Ijaz Tahir
Saturday 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Session 5
Attaining a Spot Under the Throne of Al-Rahman
Fragrance, Women and Prayer
Speakers: Dr. Munir Elkassem, Br. Moez Masoud
Moderator: Br. Iman Faris
Saturday 4:15 - 5:00 p.m.
Session 6a
Lessons from Surah Yusuf

Speakers: Dr. Iqbal Nadvi
Moderator: Br. Latif Mirza
Saturday 4:15 - 5:30 p.m.
Session 6b
Lessons from Surah Yusuf: Sisters Only Session

Speakers: Dr. Farhat Hashmi
Moderator: Sr. Asiya Irfan
Saturday 5:00 - 7:15 p.m. Salatul ‘Asr & Dinner (ISNA Canada Banquet)
Saturday 7:15 - 8:45 p.m.
Session 7
Religious Extremism: Fact or Fiction

Speaker: Qazi Hussain Ahmed, Dr. Munir Elkassem, Br. Faisal Kutty, Moez Masoud
Moderator: Khurrum Awan
Saturday 8:45 - 9:15 p.m. Salatul Maghrib
Saturday 9:15 - 11:00 p.m.
Session 8
Entertainment Session


MC: Iman Faris
Saturday 11:00 p.m. Salatul ‘Isha
Sunday May 25th, 2008  
Sunday 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Session 9
Day of Judgment

Speakers: Dr. Yaser Haddara, Br. Altaf Husain
Moderator: G. Nabi Chaudhary
Sunday 11:15 - 12:00 p.m.
Session 10
Muslim Youth born in Canada: Strengthening the Bonds with the Muslim World  

Speakers: Br. Qazi Hussain Ahmad, Sheikh Faraz Rabbani
Moderator: Iman Faris
Sunday 12:00 - 1:30 p.m Lunch & Salat ul-Dhur
Sunday 1:30 - 2:00 p.m.
Session 11
ISNA Business

Speakers: Dr. Ashraf (accompanied by entire Majlis Ash-Shura)
Moderator: Dr. Imtiaz
Ahmad
Sunday 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Session 12
Jannah: the Eternal Path to Peace

Speakers: Sh. Alaa Elsayed
Moderator: TBA
Saunday 3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Session 13
Most Influential Women in Islam: How the Women of Our Ummah Can Change the Face of Islam

Speakers: Sr. Rabia Khedr, Br. Altaf Hussain
Moderator: Sr. Safiyah Chowdhury
Sunday 4:30 - 5:45 p.m.
Session 14
Film Screening of Occupation 101

Speakers: Br. Hussein Hamdani
Moderator: TBA
Sunday 5:45 - 7:00 p.m Salatul ‘Asr & Dinner
Sunday 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Session 15
Education Leads to Empowerment: Strategies to Avoid Vices such as Promiscuity, Drugs, etc.

Speakers: Dr. Timothy Gianotti, Imam Zaid Shakir
Moderator: Sallah Hamdani
Sunday 8:05 - 8:50 p.m.
Session 16
Dialogue With Politicians

Speakers: TBA
Moderator: Khurrum Awan
Sunday 8:50 - 9:15 p.m. Salatul Maghrib
Sunday 9:15- 10:30 p.m.
Session 17
Islamic Commitment: The Antitode to both Extremism and Loss of Islamic Identity.

Speakers: Imam Zaid Shakir, Sheikh Alaa Elsayed
Moderator: Dr. Mohamed Bekkari
Sunday 10:30- 10:45 p.m.
Session 18
Summary and Feedback

Speakers: Dr. Bekkari, Br. Iman
Sunday 10:45 p.m Salatul ‘Isha